UFC on FX 1 took place Jan. 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Jim Miller submitted fellow lightweight contender Melvin Guillard in the night’s main event, and Josh Neer did the same to welterweight vet Duane “Bang” Ludwig in the co-headliner. Additionally, the show marked the debut of the UFC’s new “B team” broadcasting duo of Jon Anik and Kenny Florian.

The two-hour main card, which boasted four fights on FX, averaged a 1.19 rating among men 18-49 and a 1.21 among men 18-34.

The three-hour preliminary card, which featured Jorge Rivera’s successful retirement fight against middleweight Eric Schafer, featured six bouts and was one of FUEL TV’s most-watched programs to date.

The UFC recently moved much of its live-event programming from Spike TV to FX and FUEL TV thanks to the seven-year deal with FOX. By comparison, UFC Fight Night and The Ultimate Fighter Finale events on Spike TV averaged approximately 1.8 million to 2.2 million viewers in recent years.
A recent “UFC Prelims” special for UFC 142 averaged 880,000 FX viewers prior to the night’s pay-per-view main card.

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